Amendment of section 354B

In section 354B of the principal Act, for the words “shall be punished with

imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable

to fine”, the words “shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment

of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine; and

be punished on a second or subsequent conviction with rigorous

imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to ten years and with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees” shall be substituted.